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Night headgear
At night I run with a headlight up front and a flashing red light in the back.
The Milk Route
This is a nice country route near Landisville. Not extremely hilly, but it does dip steeply in to some creek bottoms. Get to it by parking at the Hempfield Rec Center. I don't know if the rec center's bathrooms are available, but it would be worth a try....
Rainy Day Running
Runger
Here's a new concept in a friendly little article from Kelly Leighton about runger.
Pretzel City Sports
If you are looking for races in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland, you should sign up for the newsletter at Pretzel City Sports. They keep a good calender.
Lancaster Junction Trail and Auction Road
This is one of my favorite runs these days: Lancaster Junction Trail and Auction Road.Start from the trail head, which is the Salunga Park and Ride, near Spooky Nook Sports. There is a public restroom there, but only open during the summer.Head down the...
Enola Low Grade Trail – Western Trail Head
I went jogging on the Enola Low Grade Trail today. It's a 30 mile long trail that have never explored. I was on the western most end under the Turkey Hill Windmills. I started at the Orange arrow and went out about two and a half miles, then back....
13 degrees F
Winter Running
I think I broke my YakTrax today. 20 degrees F. Snowing.
Running in the Rain
We had a polar vortex here in the East, and now the thaw has begun. Yesterday brought cold constant rain. But it was a welcome distraction. Drying the shoes.
Can You Avoid Injuries from Running?
This article from The Art of Manliness has some good common sense advice. Strength training. Vary your routine. Recover.
Exercise is the Best Medicine
If exercise was medicine, it would be a very expensive prescription, because it has such fantastic benefits. Read this. And take your...
Running in the Snow
Yesterday was below 10 F, and snow covered. I wore multiple everything, and Yaktrax to grip.
The Terrible and Wonderful Reasons why I Run
Here's the quintessential graphic novel that explains why we run. Click in! It's like six pages long. Enjoy! The Oatmeal.
Running in the cold! Can you do it?
I started this blog on January 1, 2014. In a strange freak of nature, the temperature in south central PA plummeted the next day, and a snow storm started blowing through. Tomorrow morning it will be 11 degrees, and five inches of snow on the ground....
You need a vitamin run. Do you have one?
So lets' get this running blog going! Today I started the year with a 4 mile slow jog around a lollipop route in my neighborhood that we used to call "Nolts Ponds", because it snakes through a farm with ponds. However, my son Jody ran this route once, and he announced...
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